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McEWAN'S 

EASY 

SHORTHAND 


The 

WONDER 
MANUAL 


By 

OLIVER  McEWAN 


Reviser  of  Pitman's  Shorthand  Dictionary;  Reviser  of  Pitman's 
Instructor;  Author  of  "Verbatim  Reporting"  and  110  other  works 
on  Shorthand,  English,  Secretarial  Training  and  Journalism. 


Price   $1.00. 


Published  by  the 

McEwan    Shorthand    Corporation 

Chicago 


Copyright  1919 

By  the 
McEwan    Shorthand    Corporation 


OLIVER  McEWAN 


OLIVER   McEWAN 

Author  of  McEwan's  Easy  Shorthand;  author  of  "Verbatim 
Reporting"  and  over  one  hundred  other  works  on  shorthand, 
secretarial  training  and  English.  Reviser  of  Pitman's  Short- 
hand Dictionary;  reviser  of  Pitman's  Jubilee  Instructor. 


Selected  opinions  from  the  world's  press — 

"The     greatest     living     authority     on      shorthand." — Lloyd's 
Weekly  News  (Britain). 

"The   shorthand   king." — Ottawa  Free  Press    (Canada). 

"One    of    the    five    men    who    have    made    shorthand    what    it 
is."— Shorthand   World    (New   York). 

"The  king  of  shorthand  writers." — N.  Y.  Staats-Zeitung. 

"The   last   of   the   five   great   men   who   made   shorthand   what 
it   is   today." — Philadelphia  Item. 


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PREFACE* 

By  the  right  honorable,  the  Earl  of  Albemarle,  a  writer 
of  the  old  Isaac  Pitman  system. 

The  study  of  McEwan's  Shorthand  is  very  fascinat- 
ing. One  reason  for  this  is  that  it  removes  two  objec- 
tions that  have  been  made  to  the  "Winged  art."  First, 
the  difficulty  of  its  study,  if  one  of  the  older  systems  is 
taken  up;  and,  second,  its  unprepossessing  appearance, 
-  if  one  of  the  new  "light-line"  or  "one-slope"  abomina- 

4J 

•">  tions  should  be  chosen. 

c  McEwan's  shorthand  combines  in  itself  all  the  more 
a,  excellent  features  of  both  methods — the  geometric  and 
3  the  one-slope,  light-line  systems :  the  beauty  of  the  first, 

with  all  the  simplicity  that  is  claimed  for  the  second. 
j»  The  beauty  of  the  outlines  in  the  McEwan  system 
.  charms  the  eye  of  the  most  fastidious,  while  its  sur- 
:  prisingly  simple  construction,  its  scientific  and  logical 
'  principles,  its  marvelous  brevity  that  makes  such  a  speed 

as  three  hundred  words  a  minute  possible,  all  appeal  to 
j  the  student,  making  the  study  a  never-ending  delight. 


*A  part  of  the  material  contained  in  this  book  was  prepared 
for  publication  in  the  year  1S92.  For  various  reasons,  one  of 
which  was  my  constant  effort  to  improve  and  simplify  my  system 
of  shorthand,  its  publication  was  deferred.  The  Earl  of  Albe- 
marle was  so  much  interested  in  my  project  that  he  asked  to  b« 
permitted  to  write  the  preface.  One  of  my  great  griefs  is  that 
he  did  not  live  to  see  the  system  launched  in  America  in  accord- 
ance with  my  original  design. 


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INTRODUCTION. 


GEOMETRIC   versus    ONE-SLOPE    SHORTHAND. 


Never  in  the  history  'of  the  stenographic  art  has  there 
been  such  an  outcry  against  the  inefficiency  of  the  aver- 
age stenographer  as  there  is  today.  The  reason  for  this 
is  the  widespread  use  of  one-slope,  light-line,  non-posi- 
tion shorthand. 

Naturally  the  great  desire  of  a  student  is  for  an  easy 
system,  and  many  unscrupulous  persons  have  taken  ad- 
vantage of  it.  Men  who  never  possessed  any  shorthand 
skill  worth  mentioning,  some  lacking  even  knowledge 
of  the  elementary  principles,  have  set  up  as  shorthand 
authors.  Or,  as  a  shorter  road  to  fame,  they  have 
"adapted"  or  adopted  the  systems  of  others,  with 
scarcely  a  change  save  in  name. 

Ninety  per  cent  of  shorthand  writers  are  incompetent. 
Even  that  astonishing  percentage  would  be  higher  but 
for  those  wise  teachers  who  know  the  value  of  geo- 
metric and  shaded  shorthand  too  well  to  be  misled  into 
the  use  of  light-line  and  one-slope  systems. 

To  a  certain  extent  I  am  responsible  for  the  early 
adoption  of  that  stenographic  leper,  one-slope,  light-line, 
non-position  shorthand.  In  the  "eighties"  in  my  school, 
in  London  I  introduced  a  then  new  style  of  shorthand 
that  seemed  to  be  very  easy  to  learn.  I  adopted  it  on 
condition  that  certain  improvements  were  made.  As 
the  result  of  the  immediate  enormous  sale  induced  by 
my  recommendation  the  printing  presses  were  kept 
working  night  and  day ;  they  could  not  be  stopped  long 
enough  for  my  improvements  to  be  inserted,  and,  ex- 
cept in  my  own  school,  they  were  never  actually  put 
into  practice. 

At  first  I  was  delighted  with  my  choice.  The  new 
system  seed  so  easy  to  master.  But  very  soon  the 
troubles  of  the  students  began.  They  could  not  read 
their  notes,  and  19  out  of  a  class  of  41  complained  of 
pain  in  their  hands  and  arms.  I  at  once  suspected  the 


8  McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

cause  and  consulted  several  physicians  who  gave  the 
unanimous  decision  that  the  trouble  was  writers'  cramp, 
which  is  caused  by  the  overuse  of  certain  muscles. 

What  had  caused  this  overuse?  Could  it  be  that 
light-line  and  one-slope  characters  were  at  fault?  I 
asked  these  physicians  if  such  could  be  the  case.  Their 
unanimous  decision  was  in  the  affirmative.  There  was 
no  counter-play  of  muscles  as  the  geometric  and  shaded 
strokes  call  forth  by  which  all  the  muscles  of  the  hand 
are  brought  into  action  and  writers'  cramp  is  rendered 
impossible. 

I  then  abandoned  the  one-slope  and  returned  to  Pit- 
manic  shorthand. 

I  searched  further  and  was  unable  to  find  a  single 
case  of  writers'  cramp  induced  by  the  use  of  shaded 
characters.  That  the  light-line  and  one-slope  shorthand 
is  still  causing  this  trouble  is  shown  by  the  fact  that 
recently  several  persons  writing  this  style  of  shorthand 
have  come  to  me  and  enquired  the  reason  why,  when 
they  try  to  get  up  speed,  they  are  unable  to  do  so  be- 
cause of  fatigue  of  the  hand. 

It  is  a  curious  fact  that  the  causes  of  writers'  cramp 
and  of  shorthand  inefficiency  are  the  same.  Writers' 
cramp  and  illegibility  result  from 

1.  Writing  only  in  one  position ;  that  is,  on  the  line. 

2.  Writing  on  one-slope. 

3.  Writing  one  thickness  of  stroke. 

As  a  matter  of  possible  interest  I  will  illustrate  one 
of  the  improvements  suggested  by  me  to  the  proprietors 
of  Script  Phonography,  as  the  system  I  adopted  was 
called. 

In  that  system  the  consonants  R  and  L  were  indi- 
cated in  such  words  as  DOOR  and  DOLL  by  writing 
the  consonant  preceding  the  sound  of  R  and  L  over  the 
line,  thus : 

doe,  door  or  doll. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND  9 

I  made  two  alternative  suggestions,  one  of  which  was 
that  as  R  occurred  more  frequently  than  L  it  might  be 
indicated  by  writing  the  vowel  on  the  wrong  side  of  the 
consonant ;  thus : 

doe,  door 


My  recent  criticism  of  light-line  shorthand  led  to  a 
significant  change  in  the  text-book  of 'the  system  that 
now  claims  to  be  "national."  Previously  the  boast  of 
the  publishers,  and  their  chief  claim  to  public  patronage, 
was  its  being  a  LIGHT-LINE  system.  In  the  latest 
edition  of  the  text-book,  in  place  of  the  words  LIGHT- 
LINE  in  an  early  chapter,  there  now  appear  the  words 
NO  COMPULSORY  SHADING— MAY  BE  WRIT- 
TEN EITHER  LIGHT  OR  HEAVY.  But,  with  a 
curious  oversight,  the  title  page  still  states  that  the 
system  is  a  LIGHT-LINE  method  of  shorthand. 

One  of  the  reasons  for  the  vastly  superior  speed  of 
Pitmanic  shorthand  over  all  other  systems  is  the  use 
of  light  and  heavy  strokes.  Shading  imparts  a  flexibil- 
ity, a  spring  of  movement  that  is  the  first  condition  of 
high  speed  in  writing.  Shading,  with  position  and 
geometric  strokes,  lends  a  distinction  to  shorthand 
characters,  making  them  far  easier  to  read  than  the  one- 
slope,  one-thickness,  light-line  outlines. 

The  statement  made  by  the  publishers  of  light-line 
shorthand  that  shading  in  Pitmanic  systems  is  a  cause 
of  difficulty,  is  absolutely  untrue.  Shading  is  not  only 
easy,  it  is  natural.  The  light  strokes  correspond  with 
the  light  sounds,  the  heavy  strokes  with  the  heavy 
sounds,  and  the  hand  naturally  responds  to  the  differ- 
ence in  sound  that  falls  upon  the  ear. 

McEwan's  Easy  Shorthand  is  shaded,  geometric  and 
positional ;  it  possesses  the  fourth  element  of  legibility- 
joined  vowels.  It  is,  therefore,  absolutely  legible.  It  is 
so  fascinating  and  so  easily  acquired  that  children  of 
8  and  9  have  mastered  it  and  used  it  as  an  aid  in  note- 
taking  in  higher  grades. 

OLIVER  MC£WAN. 


10  McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

ADVICE  TO  THE   STUDENT. 
How  to  Study  This  Manual. 

The  chief  essential  difference  between  this  manual 
and  nearly  all  others  that  have  ever  been  published  on 
the  subject  of  shorthand,  is  that  theory  and  practice 
here  start  simultaneously ;  whereas  in  the  manuals  usu- 
ally issued,  practise  begins  only  after  months  of  weari- 
some theoretical  study,  which  only  a  small  percentage 
of  students  ever  survive,  the  majority  abandoning  the 
study  long  before  the  principles  have  been  learnt.  In 
this  manual  the  briefest  correspondence  style  begins 
with  the  first  lesson,  and  nothing  presented  in  that 
lesson  will  ever  have  to  be  unlearnt  for  ordinary  pur- 
poses. 

Experience  has  proved  that  the  contents  of  this  man- 
ual may  be  grasped  in  a  week  by  persons  who  can 
devote  their  whole  time  to  study ;  the  lessons,  however, 
are  arranged  to  suit  the  limited  leisure  of  those  who 
are  employed  during  the  day,  and  who,  therefore,  have 
but  their  evenings  for  study.  To  thoroughly  master  a 
lesson  requires  but  two  hours'  application.  The  book 
may  thus  be  mastered  within  a  month  by  the  moderate 
use  of  leisure  time.  Then  practise  to  get  up  speed  alone 
is  needed,  with  or  without  the  assistance  of  the  special 
"helps"  that  I  have  prepared. 

Do  not  attempt  to  write  with  any  great  facility  at 
first.  Rather  wield  the  pen  with  painstaking  delibera- 
tion so  that  the  characters  may  be  formed  with  mathe- 
matical accuracy.  Neatness  is  the  first  indispensable 
condition  of  great  success  in  the  study  of  shorthand, 
and  one  which  students  too  often  ignore.  Use  a  pen 
rather  than  a  pencil.  The  use  of  the  pencil  in  the  study 
and  practice  stages  is  apt  to  bring  into  being  a  slovenly 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND  11 

style  of  writing  that  is  fatal  to  success.  A  fine,  flexible 
pen  is  best  for  the  purpose.  Use  only  the  best  paper. 
Do  not  be  induced  to  purchase  the  abominations  in 
stenographer's  notebooks  that  represent  quantity  at  the 
expense  of  quality.  A  hard,  smooth  paper,  the  fibre  of 
which  will  not  catch  the  pen,  is  best. 

Practice  daily.  Do  not  study  by  fits  and  starts.  Never 
miss  a  day  if  you  can  help  it.  Unremitting  attention 
makes  the  study  seem  very  easy,  and  conscious,  rapid 
progress  is  made. 

AN  ENCOURAGING  FACT 

The  "grand  old  man  of  shorthand,"  Sir  Isaac  Pit- 
man, once  said  to  me :  "Is  it  not  strange  that  all  the 
men  who  stand  in  the  front  rank  of  shorthand  writers 
today,  except  yourself,  hardly  ever  had  a  teacher ;  they 
simply  taught  themselves."* 

It  was. true,  and  it  is  just  as  true  today.  It  is  for  this 
reason  that  I  am  so  confident  of  such  happy  results  from 
the  effort  I  am  now  making  to  help  the  government 
and  business  men  to  find  competent  stenographers. 

OLIVER  MC£WAN. 


*In  the  early  stages  I  had  as  teachers  Mr.  David  Nevison  and 
Mr.  J.  W.  Love.  The  first,  the  best  teacher  I  have  ever  known; 
the  second,  an  enthusiast  who  inspired  his  pupils  with  his  own 
wonderful  love  and  reverence  for  Phonography. 


12          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


THE  CONSONANTS 

As  a  first  step  to  learning  the  following  char- 
acters, they  should  be  copied  slowly  fifty  times. 
Do  this  before  beginning  Lesson  1. 

p  \ 


B   \ 
T    | 

D    I 

Ch    / 

J    / 

K    

G    


-Sounded  as  in  the  ordinary  spelling. 


Represents  the  sound  heard  in  CHurCH. 

Represents  the  sound  of  J  and  DG  in. 
JuDGe,  and  G  in  Gem. 

The  hard  sound  of  K,  C  and  CH,  in  Key, 
Came,  CHaraCter. 

The  hard  sound  as  in  GaG. 


I- As  in  the  ordinary  spelling. 


v  V. 

Th      (  As  heard  in  THigh,  paTH. 

Th     (  As  heard'in  THy,  baTHe. 

S       )  As  S  and  C  in  Sell,  Cell. 

)  As  Z  and  S  in  Zeal,  barS. 

Sh     J  As  SH  and  CH  in  SHall,  CHandelier. 

Zh      )  As  S  is  sounded  in  treaSure, 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          13 
j-As  in  the  ordinary  spelling. 

Ng  ^~-s    As  NGin  siNG,  not  as  in  eNGage. 
L*     S 
R*   ^ 


W 


Y     f 


>-As  in  the  ordinary  spelling. 


H      / 

*L  and  R  are  written  upwards. 

THE  PHONETIC  PRINCIPLE. 

McEwan's  Easy  Shorthand  is  wholly  phonetic  so  far  as 
the  consonants  are  concerned,  each  being  provided  with  its 
own  sign,  and  no  sign  being  allowed  to  represent  more  than 
one  consonant. 

From  the  study  of  other  systems  I  have  learnt  that  too 
great  accuracy  in  the  expression  of  vowels  is  a  source  of 
weakness  and  not  infrequently  defeats  the  very  object  in 
view — legibility.  I  have,  therefore,  steered  a  middle  course 
as  between  the  total  omission  of  vowels  and  their  full  represen- 
tation, making  the  system  semi-phonetic  so  far  as  the  vowels 
are  concerned.  And  experience  has  proved  that  this  middle 
course  is  the  best. 

I  use  four  vowel  characters :  A,  a  small  circle ;  O,  a  large 
circle ;  E,  a  small  hook ;  OO,  a  large  hook ;  and  assign  to  each 
its  legitimate  sound  and  two  modifications. 

The  vowel  A  represents  the  three  sounds  heard  in  the 
words  AID,  ADD  and  PA.  I  find  that  it  greatly  simplifies 
the  matter  from  the  student's  point  of  view  to  treat  the  sounds 
heard  in  PA  and  ADD  as  one  sound 

The  vowel  O  represents  the  sound  heard  in  NO  and  its 
modifications  heard  in  RAW,  ROT.  I  treat  the  sounds  heard 
in  RAW  and  ROT  as  one. 


14          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

The  vowel  E  represents  the  long  sound  in  SEE  and 
its  two  modifications  heard  in  SET,  SIT. 

The  vowel  OO  represents  the  sound  heard  in  SHOE 
and  its  modifications  heard  in  TOOK,  TUCK.  I  treat 
the  two  sounds  heard  in  FOOL  and  FULL  as  one. 

Notwithstanding  these  irregularities — perhaps  because 
of  them — McEwan's  Easy  Shorthand  has  acquired  a 
reputation  for  legibility  far  above  the  average,  equal 
indeed  to  that  enjoyed  by  Pitmanic  shorthand-  in  the 
hands  of  the  experienced  expert. 

The  first  rule  is :  Write  by  sound.  Omit  all  silent 
letters;  omit  L  in  palm  (pam),  E  in  game  (gam), 
Y  in  pay  (pa)  ;  C  in  either  K  or  S,  as  In  came  (kam), 
ace  (as) ;  and  so  on. 

THE  ORIGIN  OF  McEWAN'S  SHORTHAND 

The  system  has  a  double  foundation : 

1.  The  consonants  of  Isaac  Pitman,  except  W  and  Y. 

2.  The  joined  vowels  of  the  French  author,  Duploye. 
In  buliding  up  the  system  on  this  foundation  I  have 

kept  as  near  as  possible  to  Pitmanic  shorthand,  intro- 
ducing, with  cfertain  modifications,  the  halving  and 
doubling  principles,  some  of  the  prefixes  and  suffixes, 
and  not  a  few  wordsigns. 

The  most  important  rule  in  the  system — the  omission 
of  the  short  vowels  E  and  I  medially — is  my  own  crea- 
tion, as  are  also  all  the  rules  for  the  brief  expression 
of  S.  The  principles  of  contraction  in  phrasing  are 
my  own. 

O.  McE. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


15 


THE  SCIENTIFIC  BASIS  OF  ISAAC   PITMAN'S 
CONSONANTS 

As  will  be  seen  from  the  following  illustration,  Isaac 
Pitman  arranged  his  consonants  and  represented  them 
by  characters  that  would  suggest  the  vocal  organs  by 
which  the  sounds  they  express  are  produced. 


(* 


N. 


16          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  I— THE  VOWEL  "A" 

First  copy  the  consonants  on  pages  12  and  13' 
fifty  times. 

RULE.    Write  by  sound. 

The  vowel  A  is  expressed  by  means  of  a  small 
circle  attached  to  the  consonant.  It  has  the  two 
sounds  of  A  heard  in  ADD  and  AID.  The  circle  is 
always  attached  to  straight  consonants  with  a 
motion  of  the  hand  like  that  of  the  hands  of  a  clock. 
Note  the  arrow  below.  I,t  is  written  inside  of  curves 
always.  It  is  written  outside  of  an  angle  formed  by 
joining  together  two  consonants  of  a  different  in- 
clination. Copy  the  following  model  outlines  ten/ 
times :  ~>j 

add  ...j...  aid  ..A.,  may  f^t>.  aim  <57^\  they  ...(o-  say  ...a... 
patch  -\D..  chap  QC..  pay  .?^b-.  day  ..J—  gay  .-rrrr^  ray  .^^? 
palm  :£r^x  nap  s~_2  make  <T^r=nr..  lap  L^\  vain  SsO_-x 

WORDSIGNS 

To  Be  Comnnnittcd  to'Meinory 

Write  each  character  fifty  times  very  slowly.    The  dotted 
lines  indicate  the  ruled  lines  in  the  note  book. 

u 


A  an 

is  his     L/. 

vours  . 

the       * 

which 

much  L.... 

r>f  nff 

I  ....£. 

tOy  tOO,  tWO  ... 

^v....         come  .  —  —  . 

if  ..S^ 

1 

on  

today  ..."^..... 

will  ../ 

S" 

but  ....!..... 

we  .7!7X. 

givc-n. 

gave  zrrr=.. 

McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          17 

and  ._^.~.  take  ..a —  it  j 

(written  up)  with  .J<—«  dear  — .L 

should  _.^...~  us  ....  J...  thank  .Jo 

.(written  up)  have  ..V for 

all _...  you  ....L/..  frr  /7       me,  my  Z^^. 

who,  whom,  whose  JL  your  *  also  „/.„./. 

PHRASING 

\\'ords  that  frequently  come  together  should  be  joined 
together  if  possible ,  as,  we  may  T^Vr^  can  you  ^r£)  with  us 

.....(....  thank  you  ...L>.,.  which  came  ..*—:..  can  this  be 

^x 

.•we  should  be  _-V\. 

THE  may  be  expressed  by  a  slanting  TICK,  as,  by  the 
..>s?>...  for  the  __2_  which  the  ....A:... 

A,  AN  may  be  expressed  by  an  upright  or  horizontal  tick , 
as,  at  a  ...1 —  for  a  „„!?.... 

Punctuation  marks  are  the  same  as  in  ordinary  print,  ex- 
cept the  full  stop  ....>i —  and  the  dash . 


CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

To  Be  Written  in  Shorthand  • 

Dear  Jack : 

*Can-you  come  to-the  bay  today  ?  We-may  take  May  and 
Ada  with-us.  Yours, 

Dear-May : 

Thank-you  for-the  cake  which-came  today,  and  also 
for-the  wrap.  Yours, 

First  read  carefully  your  notes  and  then  compare  with 
key. 


*Phrases  are  suggested  by  hyphens. 

Compare  with  Key. 


18          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  2—  THE  VOWEL  "O" 

The  vowel  O,  heard  in  Low,  Law,  is  ex- 
pressed by  a  large  circle.  Initially  it  is  attached 
to  straight  consonants  with  a  motion  from  left 
to  right,  in  the  same  direction  that  the  hands  of 
a  clock  move.  It  is  written  outside  of  angles.  It 
is  written  inside  of  curves  whether  or  not  they 
are  connected  to  other  consonants.  Copy  the  fol- 
lowing model  outlines  fifty  times: 

go  ^^T\  dock  CjLTTr.....  job  QS^  loan  f.  .......  going  .i....S>^.... 

show  ..Cl/..  no  >>Js<  owes  .„./...  cocoa  .-rrrzrp^rx.  poach  ^y 


PREFIXES  AND  SUFFIXES.  COM-,  CON-, 
COG-,  are  expressed  by  means  of  a  heavy  DOT. 
More  frequently  they  are  indicated  by  writing  the 
outline  close  to  the  preceding  word.  When  the 
prefix  occurs  in  the  middle  of  a  word,  then  the 
preceding  and  following  parts  of  the  word  are 
written  separately,  but  close  together,  as, 

convey  .NsCJ.  may     convey  O»S?-... 

• 

WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

Every  consonant  in  the  alphabet  is  used  to  represent  some 
frequently  occurring  word. 

up,  upon  ..\_...  have  ..\  ___  ask-ed  ...J.  — 

be,  by  ..^._  think  ._.C.~  will  ...L.... 

it  ...J.  —  them,  with  .....x..  are  ..^.^ 

do,  done,  down...  ......  us  ...2-....  we  .-.l^V.- 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          19 


•  which,  much  ....(..... 

was  ...x  

beyond  .    f 

gcneral-ly      *.... 

she,  wish  ....^... 

he,  him     / 

come,  came  ..-^^.. 
give-n  gave  — 

me,  my  .^r^^. 
in  ."^rrr^... 

shall  ..../.. 
look  "  ' 

if..V 

asked  me  Jrr^., 

tiling  .Sr^T.. 

PHRASES 
in  (a)  day  (or)  two: 

tomorrow  ^r^r 
^^i..for  you  .._.. 

if  this  should  be  .S^. 

....I  shall  go  ...kl... 

A  .      r 

it  IS  ....  U 

G 

we  hope  ..CA^..* 
*H  is  omitted 

A             ^> 

can  pay  ..-n~£L 
medially 

will  be  Z\. 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 
Dear  Cora  : 

Dora  will-be  back  tomorrow.  Can-you  come  in  ?  We-shall- 
be  happy  to-have-you  with-us.    Will-you  accompany  us  to-the 
show?   Yours-truly,  Madge. 
Dear  Bob  : 

I-shall-go  to-the  show  and  will  look  out  for-yoti.  Toto  will 
go  with-me.   Yours-truly,   Cato. 
Dear  Joe  : 

I  hope  you-can-ga  to-the  Dock  with-us  tomorrow.  Can-you 
look  in?  Job  asked-me  to  ask-you  for-a  loan  of-the  barrow  and- 
the  rake  for-the  day.  Yours-truly,  Roberto. 


Compare  with  Key. 


20          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  3—  THE  VOWEL  "E" 

The  vowel  E,  heard  in  the  words  EEL,  ELL, 
ILL,  is  expressed  by  means  of  a  small  hook.  It  is 
attached  to  straight  consonants  with  a  motion  of 
the  hand  like  that  of  the  hands  of  a  clock.  When 
used  medially,  it  may  be  written  either  to  the  pre- 
ceding or  the  following  consonant  as  may  be  con- 
venient. But  when  it  precedes  M  or  N,  it  is  always 
attached  to  the  preceding  consonant  and  never  to 
N  or  M.  It  is  written  inside  of  curves.  Write  the 
following  model  outlines  fifty  times: 

pea  ..^>..  tea  ...U...  eve  .N  —  Inn  S-*s.  deep  ..k^-  cheap 


leave  L.-  keen  .TTTT^....^-.  beam  .^->. 

PREFIXES  AND  SUFFIXES.  -ING  is  ex- 
pressed by  a  light  DOT  at  the  end  of  contractions 
and  whenever  it  is  inconvenient  to  write  the  con- 
sonant stroke,  which  should  always  be  used  if  pos- 
sible. -INGS  is  expressed  by  a  heavy  DOT.  Study 
and  copy  the  following  model  outlines: 

giving  ...Trm./  .........  coming  .....  -.  .......  «.  ......  doing      V_^  ......... 

being  .-Sw^...  having  TSn^y..  thinking  .....  .V... 

WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          21 

PHRASES 

\ve  should  be  J\<\Jf  you  can  also  -S«^....^../..will  take  .La.... 
to  have  you  .X  .....    are  you  ....^.?  *on  the  .......... 


do  come  .JUnr.         we  can  take*yoil^Wr£..*but  trie  ,.../^... 

*On-thc  and  but-the.  The  tick  for  ON  and  BUT  is 
here  sloped  to  obtain  a  more  easily  written  form. 

CORRESPONDENCE 
Dear  Ella  : 

Mary  and-Pattie  are  both  coining  to-tea  tomorrow  and 
we-should-be  so  happy  to-have-you,  too.  Do-come,  and-if-you- 
can-also  do-so,  remain  for-a  game  or  two.  You-can  leave  by 
eight.  .  Yours-affectionately,  Katie. 

Dear  Eddie: 

Are-you  going  with-us  on-the  launch  tomorrow  to  see 
Mr.  and  Miss  Barry?  If  so  we-can-take-you  to-the  dock  in-the 
automobile.  Phone  Main  24,  Yours-truly,  Mary. 


Compare  with  Key. 


22          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  4—  OMISSION  OF  SHORT  "E"  AND 
SHORT  "I"  MEDIALLY 

The  most  frequently  occurring'  vowels  in  the 
language  are  short  E  and  short  I,  and  a  most  ingen- 
ious means  has  been  devised  for  their  expression 
medially  where  the  use  of  the  E  hook  would  be 
somewhat  inconvenient.  They  are  simply  OMIT- 
TED. Yet  they  are  more  clearly  expressed  than  if 
the  E  hook  were  employed.  If  the  E  hook  were 
employed,  then  it  would  represent  three  sounds, 
whereas  by  the  means  adopted  the  E  hook  medially 
represents  the  long  sound  only,  and  the  absence  of 
a  vowel  sign  gives  the  reader  the  choice  of  only  two 
sounds  —  short  E  or  short  I  ;  and  there  never  is  any 
difficulty  experienced  in  telling  which  of  these  twc 
sounds  is  required.  Copy  the  following  model  out- 
lines fifty  times: 

pip  .-is*™-  bib  ..S^.....  kick  ...-.  ..................  neck 

-''\  I  1 

lip  /....\..  tip  ...-t...  vigor  .S^™*.^  dinner 

beggar  .^W-j£  caper  r^r&.y  vanity  ...Ss&-^d  ......  Derry 

/>  " 

merry  .C7T\/... 


Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

-tion  is  expressed  by  means  of  a.  short  curved 
tick;  thus,  . 

passion  ....^S^...  connection  ...•r^rr^r.  ......  condition  ...\C.  ..... 

-in  is  expressed  by  N;  thus, 
invitation  ....s^^......  invention  .s^ri..  ........  incommode 

O) 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


23 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

Ly 
book  .\TTT».  accept-ed  .d~ 

time  ..k^x.  been  ....^...  Monday 

sure  ......... 

PHRASES        » 


as  you  wish  .-Qi-.   to  take  me  .>> Yours  very  .truly  ....\_.. 

with  me  ..Vn?>.  "       to  save  time  ..s^...     Yours  sincerely 

long  time£..7TL — ^  all  right "^^Dear  Mr 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.  Rich : 

Can-you-come  to  dinner  on-Monday?  Mr.  and  Miss  Dick 
have  accepted-an   invitation  and   will-be  happy   to  see   you. 
Yours  sincerely,  Bonnie  Figaro. 

Dear  Harry: 

I-shall-be  at-the  shop  at  eight  as-you-wish  and  will  fetch- 
the  big  book  on  invention  with-me.  Will-you  have-the  dinghy 
at-the  dock  ready  to-take-me  to-the  ship.  This  to-saveitime. 

Yours-truly,  Minnie. 

Dear  Tom : 

We-shall-have   our   picnic  all-right   on-Monday  evening, 

so  be  sure  to-come.     We-shall  all  have  dinner  at-the  cafe  at 

eight.  Yours-very-truly,  Willie. 


, 

C/. .G ^~**S. .>...! 


24          M'cEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  5— THE  VOWELS  "OO"  AND  "U" 

The  vowels  OO  and  short  U,  heard  in  COOP, 
CUP,  are  expressed  by  means  of  a  large  hook.  The 
hook  is  written  on  the  left-hand  side  of  P  and  the 
corresponding  side  of  other  straight  letters,  that  is 
to'  say,  with  a  motion  of  the  hand  like  that  of  the 
hands  of  a  clock.  Medially,  it  may  be  written  to 
either  the  preceding  or  the  following  consonant, 
except  when  preceding  N  and  M,  when  it  is  always 
written  to  the  preceding  consonant.  Copy  the  fol- 
lowing model  outlines  fifty  times: 
pooh  .^>~  Jew  L/...  coo  .TTTT^  woo  To.,  loo  .(. poop 

.  I  \  V  s~\ 

pup  ..^..  duck  I.......  tun  u_^..  boon  ^...^  run  ....^...i^r^.... 

gun  rrriTj. nook  .sJIZlTr..  move  /^^>..  love  /...S?.  room  .<".. 


Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

-Ex  is  expressed  by  the  arbitrary  character-^.. 
attached  to  the  first  consonant  of  the  outline.  It  is 
disjoined  only  in  compound  words.  Write  the  fol- 
lowing model  outlines  fifty  times: 

.exceed  ...„!....  exaction  ..Cfcx'..  exit  ....1  ......  exhibition 


^ 

ex-convict  ... 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 
•expect-ed  ...T^s.       anything  .S^Sw--'        thus  ~.\J.. 
-expectation  .^g\   nothing  .:s«*x_^          themselves  ...\J. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          25 

PHRASES 

this  week  ....v>».       I  think  ....Jf...  you  wish J.. 

*I  am  going  .^c^__Q_x 

*"I"  is  thus  contracted  before  M  only. 

Write  FIGURES  in  the  ordinary  way.  "Hundreds"  may  be 
indicated  by  writing  "n"  under  a  figure,  "thousands"  by  "th" 
and  "millions"  by  "m,"  thus :  100,  ..^L..  2,000,  ../k( 

5,000,000,  .„£..  100,000,  ...I..., 
^ 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.  Currie: 

The  big  cook  will  cook-the  duck  in-the-way  you-wish.  It- 
should-be  ready  for-you  by  ten.  Will-you  look  in  or  shall 
[-give  it  to  Lou  to-carry  to-you?  Are-you  expecting  Mr.  Curry 
this-week?  Yours-sincerely,  Tom  Rook. 

Dear  Jerry : 

Thank-you  for-the  pup.  He-is  a  fine  fellow  and  I-shall 
love  him  much.  I  hope  the  gun  will  reach-you  in-time  to  be  of 
use  at-the  picnic.  Yours-sincerely,  Henry  Winborne. 

Dear  Mr.  Rooney: 

I-am  coming  down  to-the  loop  tomorrow  at  two  and  will 
look  you  up.  I-think  Mr.  Bunny  is  coming  to  Chicago  in  June 
and  will-be  looking  for-a  job.  Can-you  do  anything  for  him? 
I-can-do  nothing.  Yours-truly,  Aleck  Mooney. 


> J. (....      •> 


Compare  with  Key. 


26          M'cEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LLSSON  6—  THE  DIPHTHONG  "I" 

The  diphthong  I   is   expressed   by  a   sloping- 
angular  sign  ;  thus,  •&— 

pie  .^.  buy  .^.  die  .J.....  guy  .rrr^,  shy  ..>...  sigh  .X.... 


pipe  -X^.  Wright  .oil. 
^ 

It  will  be  observed  that  the  sign  is  attached  to 
the  consonant  when  it  begins  or  ends  an  outline, 
but  that  it  is  disjointed  medially. 

Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

Contra-  and  counter-  are  expressed  by  a  light  ^ 
DOT;  as  in 

counteraction  .:.a....t  .....  contrive  ...£»».....  contravene 

In-,  En-,  Un-  are  expressed  by  N  ,  as  in 
income  .."s^TT^rr^...  unmake  ..*^^r&~...  enmity 

WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 
home  .CT7>..  enough  ..^rrrrl^.  I,  eye  ...&.... 

^ 
your  ..........  never  ..>?»^i  *tape  .^ 

name  ..SrrrcTT^         cover  ..TTTTT^  tap  —dx-- 

*Should  it  ever  be  necessary  to  indicate  a  long  vowel, 
this  may  be  done  by  placing  a  dot  close  to  the  vowel,  as  in  tape 
above. 

PHRASES 

I  /  V  ^v^ 

with  them  ....V...        for  this  .....  ^..  for  a  day  or  two  .../I...... 

V*l  ^, 

will  take  the  ..(..<tr..     for  which  ......         I  have  the  ... 


The  first  word  in  a  phrase  occupies  its  own  position,  and 
the  rest  of  the  words  simply  follow. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          27 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear  Bob : 

Ivy  and  Ida  wish-us  to-go  shopping  with-them  on- Monday 
and-they  may  go  to  your  home  in-the  automobile  to  fetch-you. 
\Vill-you-be  ready  for-them  ?  Yours-sincerely,  Tommy. 

Dear  Tom : 

I-shall-have  to-have  my  eyes  attended  to  again.  Can-you- 
give  me  the  name  of-a  man  who  you-know  will-do-the  right 
thing  by-me'  Your  recommendation  will-be  enough.  I-shall 
contrive  to  see  you  this-week.  Yours-truly,  Fanny. 

Dear-Miss  Devine : 

Thank-you  for-the  pie.  I  shall-give  some  of-it  to-my 
chum.  He-is-the  shy  fellow  you  saw,  but  though  shy,  he-is  a 
fine  ally  in-any  game.  Yours-sincerely,  Eddie. 


28          M'cEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  7— THE  DIPHTHONG  "OI" 

The  diphthong  OI  is  expressed  by  a  sign  the 
reverse  of  that  for  I:  -<^--.  It  is  attached  at  the 
beginning  and  end  of  outlines,  but  is  always  dis- 
jointed medially;  thus, 

boy  A4--  toy  ...w...  *Roy  .-^/..  buoyancy  ..^SJ_^>L..  annoy  "^rf. 


annoying  9«^S«^r.  loin 


*A  proper  noun  may  be  indicated  by  writing  two  short 
ticks  under  an  outline. 

Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

Re-  is  expressed  by  R  ,  as  in 

y\  A  .  —  a  —  - 

repay  <:....o  redeem  .(..xr^..  regain  ^..... 

-able,  -ble,  -bly  are  expressed  by  AB,  B  and  BE  , 
as  in 


unable  s^^.  payable  .>y.  nobly  .> 


noon  >«??>, —          same  uJTX.  differ-ent-ce  ...J., 

public  ...^...  one  ...C^.  her 

x  V 

I  ....IS....  here Sam  .cz^v. 


PHRASES 

in  the  mine  .Srr^7^_^  is  to  be  had  ...&> 
if  they  have  a  „>«...     I  shall  hope M.. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          29 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear  Roy : 

Ask-the  boy  to  fetch-me  a  loin  chop  at  noon. 

•Yours,  Guy  Boyne. 
Dear-Mr.  Toyne : 

The  toy-maker  will-be  unable  to  use-the  alloy  which-you 
gave  him.  Can  I -give  him  anything  different  ? 

Yours-truly,  Jerry.' 
Dear  Sam  : 

It-is  annoying,  I-know,  but  I-shall-have  to-ask-you  to  join 
me  at-the  bindery  to-make  sure  the  binder  is  making-the  right 
binding  for-the  book.  I-shall  look  to  see  you  at  one. 

Yours-sincerely,  Larry. 
Dear  Jack : 

If-you-have-the  time  I-wish-you  to-go  to-the  public  library 
and  see  if -a  book  by-the  name  of-the  "Ninety  and  Nine"  is-to- 
be-had.  Also,  if-they-have-a  book  by-the  name  of  "The  Buoy- 
ancy of  Pine."  "  Yours-truly,  Nora. 


....a # &. *.... 


30          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  8—  THE  DIPHTHONG  "OW" 

The  diphthong  OW  is  expressed  by  the  up- 
right angular  signs,  -A.,  and  ••^•-,  preference  being 
.given  to  the  first  character,  the  second  sign,  used  in 
ROW,-  being  only  a  substitute  for  the  other  when 
that  cannot  be  easily  attached.  Copy  the  follow- 
ing outlines  fifty  times: 


....:SA  .....  COW  ...-rrrrrA....   TOW   .........  HOW   ...>TT 


..  bounty  .>s*^<..  Howett  ..../&.. 

J  1 

Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

•  Ins-  is  expressed  by  means  of  a  small  curved 
tick  ;  as  in, 

inside  ?\..~  inset  ...I...  institution  ...I... 

^J 
WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

issue  .^Z—  month  .£^~-J        name  ..V-^r^ 

>  -^ 

out  .-A...  tomorrow  .Vrr^j^  *where  .......... 

*A  shaded  W. 


^ 

she  had  been  ..&?....  she  has  been  ...^;u<:.     how  can  .Arrr^j 
no  one  .>>J£LS  ^  he  may  .J^Q.  of  the  month'.!7?TTT7r^ 

as  the  day  ./%!....       *they  have  been  ...\^..*may  have  been  ./T5>y. 

'  *  ~v  {' 

*we  have  been  ^X^.-.there  has  been  ...>L..  can  you  write  a  7rn6V 

> 

*Have  coming  before  Been,  in  phrases,  may  be  safely 


•  omitted. 


_  McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          31 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 
Dear-Mr.  Dow: 

Shall-you  be  at-the  Bowery  convention?  If  so,  how-can 
I  -see  you?  I-shall-have  to-leave-the  depot  at  ten.  Can-you  run 
down  and  see  me  off?  Yours-truly,  Jack  McKee. 

Dear  John  : 

Now  is-the  time  for  us  all  to-do  all  we-can  for-the 
"Bough."  Can-you-write-a  poem  for  us  for-the  June  issue? 
Or,  if-you  like,  an  essay  will-do.  The  June  issue  will-be  out 
on-the  fifth  of  May.  Yours-sincerely,  Jennie  Kelly. 

Dear-Mr.  Howett: 

There-has-been-a  big  row  at-the  Institution.  The  cow  has- 
been  taken  away  and  no-one  has  any  idea  where  she  has-been 
taken  to.  If-you  hear  anything  write  to-me. 

Yours-sincerely,  Zenophon  Miner.- 


V    .....  Na  .....  S^  .....  2,  ......  ^ 


\t..x  .......  Js-  .......  C  .  .C  ......  1  ... 


I  V 

.V?  .......  \f.  ......  vv.  ..<Zr~s. 


Compare  with  Key. 


32          M'cEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  9—  THE  DIPHTHONG  "U" 

The  OO  hook  is  used  to  express  the  diphthong 
U,  a  DOT  being  added  if  necessary  to  distinguish 
the  sounds.  This,  however,  is  only  necessary  in  the 
word  PURE  (to  distinguish  it  from  POOR)  and  in 
some  proper  names. 

knew>>^?.  pew.  .o~.  few  .:O..  view  .vD..  dupev^.....  tube  -si-- 
renew '^C^TTreview  /.v)  youth  ..S^..  use(v)  .../...  use(n)  ...).... 


Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

De-  is  expressed.by  D  ,  as  in 

.decay  L-^y  depot  .1^...  delay  .V^J. 


To  add  D  to  -tion  to  form  the  past  tense,  shade 
the  tick  : 

mentioned  .../^*~*4.....  fashioned  ...:...-.  occasioned  (j—  -^- 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 


manager  £^?~-As    advancement  ..il....  allow  .&!„.. 


magazine  /^bsr-       return isr*          such  — 2.. 

capable  .^~&  inform  ~H.\.  *Erringham  &.. 

r  ( 

advance-d  ....L...        favor  ..So... 
*H  may  be  omitted  medially. 


PHRASES 

to  renew  .Y^...TT        to  you  ...S..,..  do  you  think  ./U. 

fetch  the  ...S^.»          in  his  ...VT^  you  have  ...Sw... 

have  you  ...Vs«?..         if  you  ....S*J>.  you  have  been  ... 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          33 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.-  Depew: 

I-wish  to  renew  my  contribution  to-the  library.  How 
much  is  it  and  how  shall  I-do  it?  Shall  I-fetch-the  money  to- 
you  or  give  it  to-the  manager  of-the  workshop? 

Yours-truly,  John  Erringham. 
Dear  Hugh : 

I  like  your  review  in-the  "Monthly  Magazine"  this  month. 
1-know  of  few  capable  of-such-an  effusion.  I  hear  you-have- 
been  asked  to-write-an  essay  for-the  June  issue.  If-_you  do-this 
I-shall  buy  it  you-can-be-sure. 

Yours  sincerely,  Henry  Hewitt. 


u 


Ot  .......  ^  .......  \rrr,....S^  .....       .*...    .V    .... 


Compare  with  Key. 


34  McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  10—  THE  TRIPHTHONG  "WT' 
The  triphthong  WI  is  expressed  by  the  angu- 

lar sign  ~^~  ;  as  in 

wide  —1...  wife  .J^L.  wine  bv»^  wipe  .7\..  white  ...L.. 


Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

Non-  is  expressed  by  NO  ,  as  in 

non-efficient  v-D\*/  non-conduction  sJD.  L,- 

Full-y  is  expressed  by  F  ,  as  in 
•painful  ....^ft^....  painfully  ....^Q_^-..—  useful 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

require  .^......  keep  .TTTTT^.  deliver-ed    . 

o  —  g, 

half  ...:Sw..  information  ..........     *anybody  .<^-.- 


r> 

suggest-ed  .....  /..        why  ...^....  anyone  .^r.'^^-' 


seems  ..«-T^.  wire anything  .s~*s*~s 

those  ...JO..  any  .^3.. 

*In  these  compounds   the   vowel  hook  is  placed   at  the 
beginning. 

PHRASES 
to  those  who  ...S.....    I  gave  the  ..Jt?.~7       my  dear  /^^> 


fc 

we  can  buy  !_S. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          35 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.  Berry: 

My  wife  will  require  a  ton  and  a  half  of  coke  this  week, 
and  I-shall-be  happy  to-have-you  deliver  it.  Should  you  be 
out  of-it  can-you  suggest  anybody  from  whom  we-can  buy  it  ? 
For-any  information  you-can-give  I-shall  tliank-you. 

Yours  truly,  Barry  White. 
Dear  Jack : 

The  tape  is  too  wide.  Have-you  anything  narrower?  It 
so,  wire  and  I-shall  look  in  on-my  way  home  tomorrow 

Yours  truly,  Jim  Coranzo. 
Dear  Carrie . 

I  gave  the  type  to  Mr.  Baker  to-give  to-you.  Thank-you 
so-much  for-the  use  of-it.  I-shall  come  in  and  see  you  in-a- 
day-or-two.  Yours  sincerely,  Ella  Baker. 

Dear-Mr.  Pugh: 

If-you-should  see  Hewett  at-the  depot  will-you  ask  him  to- 
give  me  leave  to  fish  in-his  lake.  I-wish  to-catch-a  minnow  or 
two  and  some  hake.  I-thank-you  in  advance  for  doing-this 
for-me.  Sincerely  yours,  Hugh  Lane. 


36          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  11— THE  INDICATION  OF  "R" 

•When  the  frequently  occurring  letter  R  follows 
the  first  consonant  in  a  word,  it  may  be  indicated 
by  writing  the  consonant  above  the  line;  thus, 

pray draw  ....S?. more fear  

proper  >.^v.^— .brake Friday  ~™1» 

Review  of  prefixes.    . 

compare  contrary  ........  portion  ..—.;..  extra  ..?....  extor- 
tion ...?).      unscrew unskilful  powerful  ? N 

^~X 
Note  that  a  prefix  does  not  take  the  addition  of 

R  when  written  in  position ;  the  R  is  added  to  the 
first  consonant,  as  in  the  above  examples. 

VVORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

^0                v                                           ^ 
for\vard-ed being  ..X^_^  number,  near 

C\  ^. 

large open .>  very i 

/  i  i 

church kluring try,  truth 


PHRASING 


ARE  is  represented  by  the  wordsign  -<^  (r)  ; 

and  it  is  found  convenient  to  employ  the  R  position 
rule  for  the  expression  of  ARE  in  phrasing;  thus, 


3^ 
they  are  ....::....  in  your  ..........  if  you  are 

at  your  ..........  you  are  ..........  as  it  is  .../!.... 

"N  .     ^  « 

\ve  are  ..........  by  your  ......... 


_  McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND  37 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.  Barker: 

I  hope  the  brake  was  all-right.  The  tire  you  forwarded 
is  of  no  use  for  our  car  as-it-is  too  large.  I  return  it. 

Yours-truly,  George  Barker. 
Dear-Miss  Brooke: 

The  proper-  way  to-do-the  thing  is  to  try  to  pry  open-the 
top  of-the  drawer.  There  you-have  it.  If-you-are  this  way 
any-time  during-the  week,  will-you  look  in  and  see  me?  I- 
have-much  to  talk  over  with-you. 

"  Yours-truly,  Charlie  Morpeth. 
Dear-Mr.  Bridge  : 

Mr.  Burke  and  Miss  Brook  will  marry  this-week.  The 
marriage  will-be  at-the  church  at-the  corner  of-the  avenue  near 
the  pier.  Can-you  be  there?  Yours-sincerely,  Jack*Morley. 


V- 


Compare  with  Key. 

448S69 


as  McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  12— THE  INDICATION  OF  "L" 

When  the  letter  L  follows  the  first  consonant 
in  a  word,  it  may  be  indicated  by  writing  the  con- 
sonant through  the  line,  or  under  the  line,  if  the  let- 
ter is  H  or  a  horizontal  character  (K,  G,  M,  N,  Ng) : 
thus, 

play  .\...  black  .\....  hill  clock  bill  ..V.-  fell  A.... 

o —          '  — O —         N> 

Wherever  R  or  L  begins  a  separate  syllable,  as 
in  the  words  below,  berry,  then  the  strokes  L  and  R 
must  be  used ,  as  in 

below   :S/^?  berry   !\^.   perry   .\£.    daily   ..fl....    villa    V/T 

Review  of  prefixes  and  suffixes, 
compel  .N^..  complication  \......  expel  .f^\^  counterfoil  .A^.... 

retail y^\-  pliable  ..xK-  instill  ..r....  installation  ..I....  trouble..^. 
influenza  ... 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 
sliall ....  J..  call ..........  only 

people -X-...                 full-y  ...L....               religion-ous  ...^r... 
belief,  believe-d  ..N^...  vaiae-d  ...L....  whole-ly,  holy 

PHRASES 

WILL  is  represented  by  the  wordsign  •£.  (L) , 
and  it  may  therefore  be  expressed  in  phrasing  by 
writing  the  preceding  word,  if  it  contains  but  one 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          39 

stroke  consonant,  in  position;  thus, 

it  will  ....i...  we  will  ..T^Y..          he  will  ._.._... 

they  will  ...£....        you  will this  morning  ...'AT.. 

answering  yours.*?— ^y at  the  time...i^> 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.  Bell: 

Tlie  ball  player  you-mention  is  Croaker.  He-is-a  fine 
fellow ;  nothing  vulgar  there.  He-is-the  man  of-the  eagle  eye. 
Shall-you  be  at-the  mill  this  evening?  I-think  George  Nailor 
should  win.  Yours  truly,  Tom  Blake. 

Dear  Bill: 

The  globe  you-gave  me  was  broken  this-morning  by  Clara. 
Tell-me  if  I-can  buy  one  like  it.  The  fish  were  thrown  into- 
the  boile  and  I  fear  the  shock  will  kill  them. 

Yours  truly,  Earl. 


Compare  with  Key. 


40          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


LESSON  13—  THE  HALVING  PRINCIPLE 

By   making   any   consonant,    except    H,   half 
length,  T  or  D  is  added  ;  thus, 

pat  ..^>...  pot  ..^..  peat  ..^i...  pit  ..^..  putt  ..^>..  net  ..s^..  let  ./?... 
bid  .\....  part  ........  pert  ........  build  ..5^..  killed  ........  glad  ........ 

No 

appalled  ••'»**•-  pity  .N.     body  ]>£L  party  ..I.... 

Prefixes  and  suffixes  reviewed. 
command  *.Q^.  refined  .-^S^v^T.  controvert  ........  invite  >r^^ 


.„£).. 


deport  .„£)..  portable  ./S,  compatible  .. 


The  suffix  -Ment  is  expressed  by  Mt  or  Xt  ; 
thus, 

commandment  *.Q^s^  payment  -V^--  endowment  •^^.4.../N 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

put,  point-ed  ...VS..      find,  found  ....S>...  occur 

into  /s...  that,  without ...(. occurred 


not  ...s^...          .          appoint-ed  ...5?S..  particular 

n 
suggest-ed  .../....        called,  difficulty about  ..rrx... 

great kind ..—....  meet-ing  ..c^>. 

/i 

good  ..»m...  kindly  ..-n^....  might  ...-Oi.. 

building  ...N^,...  very used  ...J.... 

9  1 

account-ed  ..OT...       had ....!....  tried 

accountant  .cr^rf      happy  .?N-  toward 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          41 

/"""  * 

amount-ed  ...<£>..       fegret short 


s  \      . 

would  ../!7\...  regretted thought  ...(,..... 

what  ....~"Y.  cannot  ...77^). .  immediately  ...c^.. 

PHRASES 

IT  is  expressed  by  the  wordsign  T.  The  halv- 
ing principle  may  be  used  for  the  indication  of  IT 
by  making  the  last  consonant  in  the  preceding  word 
half  length,  as  in 

at  it  ...3....  if  it  ....Ss...  make  it  J^TZ 

have  it  ....V.....  were  it for  it 

\ 

as  soon  as  ..£_J?.        at  your at  all  ..9 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear  Teddy: 

Are-you  particular  about-the  payment  of-the  account  this- 
week?  I-find-that  I -cannot  very  well  pay  it  now.  I-can  meet 
the  note  due  tomorrow  all-right.  As-soon-as  the  building  is  put 
up  I-can  let  you-have-the  amount  without  fail.  I-have  applied 
to-the  Education  Committee  to  appoint  me  immediately  to-the 
vacant  appointment  of  accountant.  It-has  occurred  to-me  that 
you  might  be  able  to  help  me.  as  I  heard  that  your  aunt  is-a 
member  of-the  committee.  Kindly  let  me  hear  from-you. 
Yours  sincerely,  Albert  Pitt. 


Compare  with  Key. 


42  McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


LESSON  14—  THE  DOUBLING  PRINCIPLE 

By  making  any  consonant,  except  H,  double 
length,  the  syllables  TER,  DER,  THER  may  be 
added;  thus, 


r  .^>...  father  \^2. 


patter  ..>..  Peter  .>...  father     ^2.  mother  ..S^ 

rather  ...r^^...  .....  murder  ....................  glitter  .... 

CK. 

operator  ....................  daughter  O....  arbitration 


Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

Enter-,  Inter-,  Intro-  may  be  expressed  by  NT: 
thus, 

interviewT\J}  *introduction  ...Lr*interruption  .....V" 
*In  lengthy  words  the  "OO"  vowel  may  be  omitted. 

Review  of  prefixes.  • 

regret  ............     commander  ..5L^^^*s.  .....     comforter  .......... 

debater  .....  JLinsipid  ..^>..  reporter  .....\encounter 


.....  JLinsipi 

>*> 


inspiration  ...™   reparation  ........  exporter  ........ 

WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

^•^  ^ 

seems  ..(Z^..  long  .(..  ......  between  .. 

another  Q»^.._^/    enter  3!r>^  --  ^  shorter  .....  r^. 

won,  one  ..C-/..        difference  ...A...  ""Orthography  .C$..lO,  ..o. 
*The  R  in  "graph"  and  "graphy"  may  be  safely  omitted. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          43 

PHRASES 

THERE,  THEIR,  expressed  by..  .  (ther), 
may  be  indicated  by  lengthening  the  last  consonant 
in  the  preceding  word;  thus, 


in  there  t^*™*-^  my  dear  ^^T 

over  there 


over  which  there  ..../...  well 
make  their , 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

My  dear  brother : 

The  letter  came  all-right.  Peterton  brought  it.  Are-you 
sure  that  mother  is  going  to  Peterboro  ?  Are-you  going-there, 
too?  We-are  all  happy  to  know  that  the  theater  is  doing  so  well- 
there.  Mr.  Waterton  is-to-be-there  thisrweek.  He-is-a  fine 
actor,  as-you-know.  Shall-you  come-home  by  motor? 

Yours-affectionately,  Sallie. 
My  dear  Peter: 

I  regret  to  say  that  neither  Arthur  nor  Mr.  Proctor  can- 
come  this-week-end,  so  ask  mother  not  to  prepare  dinner  as 
she  intended  to-do.  I  saw  the  new  actor  at-the  theater.  He-is 
good.  He*  played  the  murder  part  well.  Charley  has-a  new 
]K>rter  named  Carter.  Yours-truly,  Richard. 

Rule — Do  not  use  the  doubling  principle  when  a  vowel 
follows  R.    Use  the  stroke  R  in  flattery,  victory,  etc. 
Dear-Mr.  Flattery: 

The  notary  gained-a  great  victory  on  Friday.  He  won-the 
battery  over-which-there  has-been  so-much  trouble.  I-noted, 
though,  that  he-is-not  good  at  orthography  and  could-not  tell- 
the  difference  between  pottery  and  poetry.  The  rotary  engine 
is  working  well.  Yours  truly,  Alfred  Brody. 

Compare  with  Key. 


44          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  15— THE  INDICATION  OF  "S" 

The  letter  S  so  frequently  occurs  that  it  is 
found  necessary  to  provide  an  easier  means  of 

expressing  it  than  by  the  consonantal  form  .../. 

To  express  S  the  vowel  is  written  on  the 
wrong  side  of  the  consonant.  Up  to  the  present 
the  vowels  have  been  written  on  the  left-hand  side 
of  P,  and  the  corresponding  side  of  other  straight 
letters;  that  is  to  say,  with  a  motion  of  the  hand 
similar  to  that  of  the  hands  of  a  clock.  So,  by  writ- 
ing the  vowel  oh  the  other  side  of  the  consonant, 
the  reverse  direction  (see  arrow),  S  may  be  clearly 
indicated;  thus, 

sap  ...X.  soap  ...X.  sip  ..!\..  soup  .^S...  pass  .\o.  pose  .7^0. 

V                 V                     L                   — °                 cr-3 
peace  ..\>..    puss  .?SO.     dress  grass  egress  

across  class  • close  .....~ 

o  t_) 

Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

Magni-,    Magna-    are    expressed    by    M,    dis- 
jointed; thus, 

magnify  .<^TN  magnitude  .<^p\  magnanimity  .r^2^__ 
**  ] 

Dis-  and  De-s  by  DES,  as  in 

I  I    ->  \^D 

dispose  .lA™discuss  Irrr:  dispel  .L..~  desirous  ACT. 

Review  of  prefixes. 

•  "v  **- \. 

compose  X2  composition  TO-  interpose ^SO  induce  s-H- 

/\  /  V  a—>        ^ 

repose -/JOdespair  S^_  basementXTv  unscrews 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          45 
WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 


possible  ^O 

world  

welcome  .rr\..... 

great  

satisfy  .....\j... 

within  ..s^...^ 

that  .....(.... 

vourself  

it  is     I/ 

PHRASES 
in  a  few  days  V*»«'X      and  is  .  . 

dear  sir  

he  is  L.\                k  ancj  as  ___, 

it  is  not 


CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.  Seaton : 

I  suppose  you-will  cross  the  channel  on  your  way  to 
Paris.  I  hope  to-be  able  to  pass  your  office  \vithin-a  few  days 
and  will  call  on  you.  I-gave-the  rose  to-thc  secretary  of-the 
hospital.  I  propose  to  hold  the  new  class  on  Tuesdays.  Is-this 
possible  ?  Yours  truly,  Martin  Soper. 

Dear-sir : 

The  sack  of  potatoes  will-be  delivered  on  Saturday.  Wili- 
this-be  satisfactory?  The  sago  and-the  pears  I-have-had  to 
order.  Yours  truly,  John  Sage. 

Dear-sir : 

Mr.  Pearce  will  address-the  Press  Club  on  Saturday  eve- 
ning and  it-will  please  us  very-much  to  see  you  present.  You- 
\vill-be-a  welcome  visitor.  A  new  proposition  is-to-be  set  forth 
that  will  I  feel  sure  secure-the  support  of  all.  Come  if-you- 
can.  You-will  certainly  enjoy  yourself. 

Yours-truly,  George  Sier. 

Compare  with  Key. 


46          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND  _ 

LESSON  16—  "S"  ADDED  TO  CURVES 

To  express  S  the  vowels  are  written  outeide  of 
curved  consonants;  thus, 

fuss  .Sy    *foes  ..Sjry  fees—rsj-^face-.S^  shoes..  ..S}  *shows  .<£>. 

{^jf  v  _  X 

muse  .<r:^L  *moss  .(T^O..  news  .>^£/.  *nose  .s-^  **loose  ..(..  ..... 

^0  / 

loss  .'..  .....  **yes  ..Jn... 

*Form  the  circle  with  exactly  the  same   motion  as  the 
hook  in  the  preceding  outline  (see  arrow) 

**It  is  easier  in  these  words  to  write  the  vowel  inside  the 
curve- 


Review  of  prefixes  and  suffixes. 
confess  .S^^  confuse  .s—  ..  passing  ^so,.  causing 

{-S  V 

casings  TTTT?.*  possession  .JQ.  proposition  .T^XDe 

>^ 

disposition  .1\"-  enclose  ........  .^...  interposition  ..... 

(P  v  —  jL~ 

feasible  .S^..  unscrupulous  .....: 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 
accord-ed  ..^....      gentleman  .....  £/.          advantage  :.../... 

according  to  ---------  only  _„.....,  forward-ed  .......... 

advantageous  ..Ju...  business  ..:S>>...  advantages  ....Z  -- 

received  ...^..        gentlemen  .../.... 

PHRASES 
at  all  .......  it  is  not  so  -bV  choosing  the  ..L^a 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND  47 

-Ing-the  is  expressed  by  a  disjointed  tick  as  in 
causing  the  .rrJP./.    encasing  the  ^^crf'  receiving  the  .. 


-S  may  be  expressed  by  thickening  the  THE 
tick;  thus,^ 
convince  the  .N^«/..  thinks  the  ....*y...  gives  the  ...rr^. 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-sir  : 

Please  forward-the  moss  according  (to)  order.  You-gave 
me  your  promise  that  it-  would-be  delivered  two  days  ago.  If- 
you-cannot  deliver  it  now  I-shall-have  to  refuse  to-receive  it. 

Yours  truly,  Robert  Morse. 
Dear-sir  : 

The  letter  which  I  enclose  will  amuse  you,  I  feel  sure. 
The  news  is  very  amusing.   I-don't  think  it-is  worth  making-a 
fuss  about,  though,  so  will  allow  it  to  pass  without  notice. 
Yours  truly,  Thomas  Saxon. 
Gentlemen  : 

I  fear  that-the  thing  you  propose  would  add  to-the-  con- 
fusion and-not  help  at-all.  The  plan  suggested  by  Mr.  Pen- 
rose  is  not  at-all  feasible.  Yours  very  truly,  Amos  Roseberg. 


.a. 


' *V"3 k--*-=M 


Compare  with  Key. 


48          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  17—  EXPRESSING  "S"  WITHOUT 
A  VOWEL 

When  there  is  no  vowel,  S  being  sounded  with 
the  consonant,  it  is  expressed  as  follows: 

a.    Before  P,  T,  and  K  by  the  SE  hook  ;  thus, 
sky  ...f^rrrzs.  .....  space  ..^iO..  score  ...  ...  scale 


school 


b.  Before  the  letters  M  and  N,  the  E  ond  OO 
vowel  hooks  are  used  with  perfect  safety  to  express 
S,  or  Se  or  Soo;  thus. 

Smith  <ST7>..  snow  <s_Q.  sneer  ......  snail  ...   ...  similarity  .....  .A 

C  c_-S>  <^75\J 

sinner  ........  soon  .C_^.  sum  CTV  sung  .C-/..  sunk  ..C-/ 

c.  Finally,  by  a  semi-circle;  thus, 

box  (ks  equals  X)  .^rrtsex  .?^t  ounce  ...^r^.  ...... 

aims  £T^x>  sums  CINi 

Review  of  the  prefixes  and  suffixes. 

\    -s  -^—6)  ^*—^ 

conspicuous   ..\rrrJ...   consecration   ................   rescue   .s~.  .....  J... 

resume  <??.....  intercept  ?HS..  interstate  .^J..  skilful  ........ 

spiteful  ...Si 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 
several  ......  ....  because  ..-^Q...  hand  ...^^.,. 


handsome  .a^s      little  ...yrr...  Messrs 

went  ...<z^...  convenient-ce  ...\>..     hands  .... 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          49 

PHRASES 

as  it  is  ...tl as  well  as  ..5^.  which  made  me  £v?zi 

as  far  as sometime  ago  crvrrs-^oon  after  .£_£.. 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.  Spicer: 

I-shall  stay  here  till-the  closing  of-the  school,  but  will 
see  you  within  six  days.  The  new  skiff  has-been  delivered  by- 
the  master  of-the  schooner,  and  I-am  sure  that  you-will  like 
it.  It-is-a  smart  craft.  Yours  truly,  Spencer  Summers. 

Dear-Mr.  Smith: 

I  went  to-the  central  depot  for-the  snuff  you  ordered,  but 
found  they  did-not  seem  to-keep  it.  I  suppose  they  don't  like- 
the  smell,  the  thought  of-which  made  me  smile,  because  a  little- 
snuff  could-not  .make  much  difference  in-the  odor  of-the  place, 
filled  as-it-is  with-the  smell  of  cigarettes.. 

Yours  truly,  George  Snitchie. 
Dear-Mr.  Summers : 

Some-time-ago  you  sent  me  a  summary  of  Mr.  Ransom's 
book  on  "Summer  walks."  I  returned  it  and-then  soon-after 
•  you  sent  me  several  handsome  volumes,  all  of-which  I-have 
read  and-now  wish  to  replace  on  your  bookshelves  as-soon-as 
I  hear  that  it-will-be  convenient  for-me  to  call.  May  I  hope  to 
hear  from-you  soon.  Yours  truly,  Sarah  Jones. 


Compare  with  Key. 


50 


M'cEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


LESSON    18— DIPHTHONGS  SHADED 
FOR  "S" 

The  angular  diphthongs  are  shaded  on  the 
downstroke  for  S;  thus, 

pies  -"^-.    boys  ..S^/.  .  cows  r^r^A    brouse  towels  .A. 

prize  ™_..wise  ..L-. 


-self  is  expressed  by  a  semi-circle  disjointed: 
thus, 

CsV-. 

<s  (\ 

man's  self  ...srQ.....  self-same  ...<5T7\  ......  self-control  ............... 


Prefixes  and  suffixes  reviewed. 

*v  '"^V  * 

comprize  .™...  enterprise  ...  .„..  counterpoise  .NjL  enjoys 


revise  --^S^  recognizing  .x^s^^Aw^:..  devising  .A.  .......  4 

^*~i/*~^/ 
excise  .£.).  .....  physician  -..Ssc.... 

WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 
once  ..£-*<>  selfish  —  2...  oblige  .C\.. 

society  ....Cy...          selfishness  —  2...         obligation  £ 


PHRASES 
s...JP_ 
if  you  are  npt ... this. is \J.  at  once  ...A, — *- 


there  is.. ;.  .       f  or  its ...  JP  _  sincerely  yours 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          51 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.  Brice : 

Please  send  me  two  pounds  of  rice  at  once,  and  oblige. 

Yours-truly, 
Dear-Mr.  Spencer: 

I  would  certainly  advise  you  to  follow  the  advice  of-the 
physician.  There  seems  to-me  to  be  no  reason  why  you  should 
resign  your  position  at-the  school  because  of  your  illness.  If- 
your  mother  applies  for-it,  you-will-be  given  a  two  months' 
vacation.  Yours-sincerely,  Jane  Price. 

Dear  Doctor  Bryce: 

You-\vill-be  glad  to  hear  that  Mr.  and  Miss  Price  have 
won-the  thousand-dollar  prize  of-the  Society  of  Arts.   If  Mr. 
Price  complies  with-the  desire  of-the  committee,  and  allows 
them  to  publish  his  prize  paper,  they-will  double-the  prize. 
Besides,  they-will  allow  him  to  preside  at-the  first  meeting, 
of-the  prize  winners.    I-think-this-is  fine.    No  more  now. 
Sincerely-yours,  Arthur  Powers. 
Dear-Mr.  Black: 

Answering  yours,  the  real  trouble  is  this:  Mary  and 
Roberto  have-had-the  influenza.  They  were  very  ill  at-the-tlme 
of-the  game  and  so  were  unable  to-go.  I  hope  this  explanation 
will  prove  all-right.  Yours  sincerely,  Clara  Butt. 


Compare  with  Key 


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52          M'cEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  19—  "SL" 

The  combination  SL  may  be  expressed  by  writ- 
ing" L  in  the  wrong  direction.  It  is  usually  written, 
upward  (with  a  few  exceptions)  ,  as  in 

below  .VP'daily  .  1C...  chilly  ../?.  villa  \£  willy  ^C.  mel- 


Now,  by  writing  the  L  downward,  S  may  be 
.clearly  indicated;  thus, 

epistle  .V^>..  drizzle  .f....  chisel  „_£.  vessel  ..S^.  missile  ..<^> 
thistle  .A.. 

Exceptions.  One  of  the  first  rules  of  high 
speed  in  shorthand  is  sharp  angles.  Therefore  L  is 
written  downward  after  N,  as  in 


Nellie  .....  >^.  .......  Townley  .....  J^-.  .......  finely 

''6  *  £ 

Now,  by  writing  the  L  upward  after  N,  S  is. 
clearly  expressed,  as  in 


nestle  ....S~«^ WinsJow  ....A /. nasal 


After  F,  V  and  TH  with  a  CIRCLE  VOWEL, 
L  is  always  written  downward  in  accordance  with 
another  latent  rule  of  high  speed,  CONTINUOUS 
MOTION  in  the  same  direction,  as  in 
valley  ..Va..  folly  -Ao.  volley  ..VC?%  thoroughly   ko. 

So,  by  writing  L  upward  after  F,  V  or  TH 
with  a  circle  vowel,  S  is  expressed,  as  in 

vassal  ...S^C...  facile  ,.!s£L..  facility  ..S,^]...  facilitate  .S^2.. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          53 

WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 
objection  ^£~.     object-ed  ...^\.  double  ...xL-- 

PHRASES 
in  regard  to  the he  said .<!.. 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.  Winslow: 

Are-you  going  to  Newcastle  tomorrow?  If  so  will-you 
please  take-a  chisel  to-the  tool  makers  to-have-it  sharpened  ? 
Thanking-you,  I-am,  Yours-very-truly,  Tom  Russell. 

Dear-Miss  Purcel: 

The  nozzle  of-the  pipe  is  too  large  and  I-am  puzzled  to 
know  how  to  use  it.  Af,ter-the  perusal  of-this  will-you  com- 
municate with-me  with  all  facility,  and-then  I-wiil-do  all  I-can 
to  facilitate  the  job.  Yours-truly,  John  Bell. 

Dear-Mr.  Bissell: 

The  parcel  containing-the  parasol  made  by  Mr.  Jessel, 
of  Newcastle,  came  today.  I-had  such-a  tussle  with-the  mes- 
senger in-regard-to-the  price.  He-said  that  as-you  had  en- 
closed an  epistle,  double  rate,  should-be  charged.  I  objected 
to-this  and-in-the  end  he-gave  way.  I-paid  the  half  rate. 
vours-truly,  Albert  Castle. 

u 


U..x £....c* 


Compare  with  Key. 


54          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  20—  "S-S" 

S-S,  in  such  words  as  system  and  abscess,  may 
be  expressed  by  the  special  sign  •-•&•  or  -S-J-,  which- 
ever makes  the  better  angle;  thus, 

system  .7-lr^sister  _______  abscess^V^  recess  /r.^'  acce 


The  plural  of  nouns  and  the  third  person  singu- 
lar of  verbs  ending  with  S,  is  formed  by  adding  a 
small  circle;  thus* 

I  Q  0} 

pieces  ^^3...  passes  .^£5.  tosses  ...O.roses  .^f..  curses  ..  ...... 

rises  .-^?Tabscesses  VlS^  actions  o~.g-  conditions  ..V?.. 

But  whenever  the  semi-circle  for  S  is  used  in 
the-singular,  then  the  plural  is  formed  by  using  the 
SS  sign  ;  thus, 


niece  ..~^r^&..  nieces  ...*^r^....  ounce  ..VTrrTT^...  ounces  - 


office  ...S^c,...  offices  ..)^.....  ;  also  Epps  ...^Srv...  Epps's....\.?.. 


Prefixes  and  suffixes. 

-ward  is  expressed  by  WD  ;  thus, 
Edward  ...L.  reward-ed  ,/?>  inward  .v~*^ 


-  by  ~*^  or  --^2->as  in 

..\o  surveor  ....... 


surpass  :7...^P  surmount '.jf.^.  survey  ...Xo  surveyor 

WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 
find,  found  ....S*^.        through 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          55 

PHRASES 

6v 

yours  very  sincerely  .....:fc_-^   sincerely-yours  ...s^/ 

as  you  desired  .-<gJ...  yours  very  truly  .s... 

come  home  .-* 


•CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Miss  Bell: 

I-paid  the  excess  charge  made  by-the  doctor.  He  says 
that-the  abscess  will-not  trouble  you  long  if-you-are  careful. 
As-you  said  I  would,  I-found-the  missing  book  in-the  recess. 
I-gained  access  to-the  house  through-the  kitchen  window  with- 
out any  trouble.  This  season  promises  to  be  very  good  for 
business,  so  my  sister  says.  Yours  truly,  Sallie  Epps. 

Dear-Sir: 

The  passes  arrived  this-morning,  and  I  at-once  sent-an 
order  for-a  bunch  of-roses  as-you-desired.  If  Mr.  Jones  choses 
to  blty  crocuses  it-will-make  no-difference  to-me. 

Yours  truly,  Edward  Winslow. 
Dear-Mrs.  Smith: 

My  nieces  will  come-home  on  Friday  and  they-will  be 
glad  to  see  you  here  to-tea.  As-you  said  it  would,  I-found-that- 
tlie  tea  weighs  four  ounces.  Our  club  has  taken  some  .fine 
new  offices  down  town.  Come  in  and  look  them  over. 

Sincerely  yours,  Carrie  Howard. 
/A  ? 

u... 


o 

5£ <...>rr> 


S^  V  / 

^ if 


Compare  with  Key. 


56          M'cEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  21—  "ST"  and  "STR"  LOOPS 

St  is  expressed  by  a  loop  half  the  length  of  the 
-consonant  to  which  it  is  written.  It  is  made  thick 
or  thin  to  indicate  the  vowel;  thin  to  indicate  the 
small  circle  and  small  hook  (A  and  E),  and  thick 
to  correspond  with  the  thickness  of  the  large  circle 
and  hook  (O  and  OO),  these  several  vowels  being 
thus  suggested ,  as  in 

step  ..\..  stop  .:>*...  state  ....1L  stoat  ...L..  stead  ...I....  stood  ...\... 
tfiste  ........    trust  ...-.Q..    trusted  ..Pi-    cast  .TT^?..   coast  .-£?.. 

.guest  srfS?.    ghost  .-*£?.    fist  ..So.,    fussed  .SO.    feasted  Sa^ 

,                                   \> 
feasts  ..fe..  nests  .stf?.  prigsts ... 

The  loop  is  written  on  the  opposite  side  of 
straight  consonants,  and  outside  of  curved  conso- 
nants for  Str;  thus, 

strip  ./Sv.  strop  TT^v.  taster  ..d...  toaster  .Q... .  pastor  .^!t».. 
postef  j£>~  ttstofe  .^ff.  roaster  .s~?.  east  ..!)....  caster  ../ 


astray  %^r.  esteemed  .Jr*.  Strive  .^\^  strainer  pos- 
ters ..IS.,  clusters  ....... 

Exceptions.  The  STR  loop  is  not  used  before  gr 
after  M,  L  or  W.  Use  the  stroke  S  made  double 
length  for  TR,  finally,  and  S-t  initially;  thus,  „ 

master  ..<d>Juster  /T.Tx  musters  j^^.  waster  T^k...  stream 

rv  \  \  \ 

storm^i..^...  /  h 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          57 

Review  of  prefixes. 

constipation  ..^S)  stipulation  .^Wa-  construction  *CZZT.  pester- 
ing ..^v-  expressed increased reposed  .<^S>  in- 
censed £4?..  depressed  ...V^  depositor  ..L...  interposed  :H^£> 
decomposed  I.^Q.  discomposed  .l^O  magnificent  ^\.  mas- 
terful ^i 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 

N  V? 

was ...  J. ...  always could  ...?—.., 

shorter great he,  him  ...J.... 


PHRASES 

this  is  .....SJ>.  you  will  be  ..., yours  faithfully .:S; 

(  ^^ 

with  which  ....L.      if  it  is  ....V^ 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 

Dear-Mr.. Story : 

The  strike  storm  is  over.  The  men  struck  for-an  increase 
of  wages  and  shorter  hours.  I-am  glad  thaf  there-was-no  strife, 
but  that-is  only  because  Mr.  Leicester  is  made  of -the  right  stuff. 
As-a  master  the  mea'  know  he-is-to-be  trusted  to-do-the  right 
thing  always.  We  shall-now  be-able  to  finish  your  esteemed 
order.  Yours  truly,  Stephen  Stone. 

Dear-sir : 

I-am  asked  to  inform  you  that-the  priest  who  designed  the 
poster  has  gone  to  Manchester  with  Mr.  Nestor. 

Yours  truly,  Stanley  Story. 

Compare  with  Key. 


58          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


LESSON  22—  THE  DOUBLE  CONSONANTS 


-^--  ]r—-f— 

Copy  these  double  consonants  fifty  times. 

The  double  letters  are  subject  to  the  same 
rules  of  contraction  as  the  single  consonants:  the 
rules  of  abbreviation  for  R,  L,  T,  D,  TER,  S,  St, 
Str,  are  all  applicable  to  the  double  letters,  except 
Lr,  with  the  following  modifications  and  additions: 

a.  The  W  hook  in  Tw,  Dw,  Kw,  Gw  is  omit- 
ted medially.  Write 

/—*=>.  -^  .  ^-j—* 

inquest  ..^^c^r....  request^..  .....  bequest  ...Vrs==....  inquired  ....... 


require  ........  anguish  $**4.  disquisition  .!«C7r 


requisition  ....<™  ...........  indwelling  .....  <„.„  .........  distinguish  . 


b.     The  W  hook  is  shaded  for  S  in 

square  ......"  squall squat  3=^.  but,  sequence 

=L~ 


consequence  *^v_^/  sequel  ........ 

c.     Mp,  Mb  and  Ng,  when  made  double  length, 
take  for  the  most  part  the  addition  of  R  only;  as  in 

temper  ...W^rrrs danger  ...j^!T^v encumber 


longer  ..(.. finger  ..^^^^e....  but,  embitter 

d.     Lr  is  to  be  used  only  when  L  cannot  be> 
indicated  by  position ;  as  in 

poplar  .o^-  tickler  .Wf..  buckler  .Scrz. bookseller  ..\r^c,~..< 

circular..;.!!?'.... 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          59 

But  retain  the  primitive  form  in 
pole  .X,..  polar  ^^.  dollar  JL*..  tailor  ...L<:  fail  ...L« 


failure  Lmill  ........  miller  .- 


WORDSIGNS  AND  CONTRACTIONS 
twelve  ...M  .....  twenty  ..J.  .....  quite  ..Arr...  quality  ..........  qualify- 

ied  ...  .......  qualification  ..........  question-ed  .3r«rr..  impossible.*rrx.. 


importance  .....  .....    improve-d-ment  ..........  improvements  J-5L 

when  ..7"\...  what....7\..  where  ......  ....  while  ...t^..  whilst  ..^x.... 

CORRESPONDENCE  EXERCISES 
Dear-Mr.  Taylor: 

Please  call  at  twelve  o'clock  and-view-the  dwelling  about- 
which  Mrs.  Taylor  enquired  today.  I-have  requested  the  book- 
seller who-is-the  owner  of-the  property  to  relinquish  his  claim 
on-the  fixtures  and  also  to  throw  in-the  timber  yard  ;  further, 
to-add-a  few  necessary  additional  fixtures.-  I  feel  pretty 
certain  that  he-will  yield  to  our  denands  without  much  quali- 
fication. When-you  call  I-will  tell-you  something  more  about- 
the  house.  Yours-very-truly,  William  Wheeler. 

Dear-Mr.  Guest: 

I-have  tasted  the  tea  as-you  requested  me  to-do,  and-find^- 
that-it  tastes  all-right.  Yours  truly, 

Arthur  Preston. 


.<£>.. 

7T 

Compare  with  Key. 


60          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  23—  OMISSION  OF  LETTERS 

To  secure  the  easy  formation  of  outlines  it  will 
sometimes  be  found  convenient  to  omit  letters  that 
interfere  with  facility. 

We  have  already  seen  the  advantage  of  omit- 
ting the  short  vowels  E  and  I,  without  in  any  way 
affecting  legibility. 

The  vowel  OO  is  also  frequently  omitted  with- 
out danger  of  mis-reading,  more  particularly  be- 
fore K: 

Again,  as  may  have  been  already  observed, 
when  two  vowels  concur,  and  both  cannot  be  clearly 
expressed,  one  is  omitted,  the  choice  being  given  to 
a  circle  vowel  if  the  other  Is  a  hook. 

The  consonants  H,  W  and  Y  may  also  be  omit- 
ted medially  without  danger  of  illegibility;  but  if 
any  letter  that  may  be  abbreviated  or  indicated 
should  follow  (R,  L,  T,  D,  S,  St,  Str,  or  E),  then 
these  letters  and  syllables  must  be  written  out  in 
full,  as  in 

behest  .Scj..  not  :S>...  behave  ^Sn..  behead  !Sa.  ( 
between  .^^r...   maidenhood  ..sZk^Jl...-.     William.  ,.'^s> 


farewell  ...?.  —  ,  but  write  out  BlackweU 
inkwell 


It  is  better  to  insert  H  in  negatives,,  as- 

V  ^~f 

unhurt  .....  J......  unheard  .......  (....unheeded  ~ 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          61 

WORDSIGNS  WITH  IN ITIM/H* OMITTED 
happy  .I^L.  Jiappen-ed  £^.  had  ..J.*.  have  ..\...  home 


was  ...)...  went  ..Srf-..  wont  ...8^.  want  ..Qs. 

Dear  Rehoboam, 

William  has-come  into-his  inheritance  which  includes  the 
Cricklewood  farmyard  and-the  dockyard,  the  combined  income 
from-which  will  give  him  a  good  livelihood. 

You-can-come  here  to  rehearse  the  play  on  Mahomet, 
unless  you  prefer  to-go  to  Blackwall.  Youiwill-have  to  pay  as 
they-will  admit  no  deadheads  to-the  rehearsal.  The  play  is.-not 
at-all  unwholesome  as  some  critics  have  called  it. 

Tom  is  having-an  uphill  struggle  and  mayhap  yet  may- 
reach-the  poorhouse.  All  the  advice  that  we  gave  him  was 
unheeded  and-this-is  the  result.  Perhaps  you-can  suggest  some 
way  in-which  we-might  be  able  to  help  him. 

Write  to-me  soon  again. 

Yours-  sincerely,  Joe  Underbill. 


*• f. % .^f-r^...     L     L.... 


Compare  with  Key. 


62          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

LESSON  24— PREFIXES  AND  POSITION 

The  prefixes  are  divided  into  two  classes,  arbitrary  and 
non-arbitrary.  The  arbitrary  prefixes  are  all  con- 
tracted ;  the  non-arbitrary  are  written  in  full.  The  ar- 
bitrary prefixes  are  com-,  counter-,  contra-,  ex-,  sur-, 
inter-,  magni-,  ins-,  non-  and  self-.  The  non-arbitrary 
prefixes  are  de-,  dis-,  des-,  re-,  in-,  en-,  un-,  mis-  and  ad-. 
The  non-arbitrary  prefixes  occupy  the  position  above, 
through  or  under  the  line  to  indicate  R  or  L,  the 
indicated  R  or  L  being  added  to  the  first  consonant  fol- 
lowing : 

EX  1.    Write  the  prefixes  on  the  line  in 
depose,   dispose,   renew,   indeed,   misgive,  advise. 
EX  2.     Write  the  prefixes  above  the  line  in 
despair,    degrade,    distort,    regard,    regret,    reproach, 
retrench,   incur,    increase,   injure,   entreat,   untrue,  mis- 
creant, adverb,  admire. 

EX  3.     Write  the  prefixes  through  the  line  in 
deplore,    dispell,    distill,    declare,    include,    incull,   ad- 
valorum. 

The  arbitrary  prefixes  never  occupy  position.  Ignore 
the  prefix  in  the  following  exercises,  the  position  being 
occupied  by  the  first  consonant : 

EX  1.  Write  the  first  consonant  on  the  line  in 
contain,  counteract,  inside,  surpass,  incite,  insipid, 
sustain,  magnify,  interview,  entertain,  intercede,  excite, 
exceed,  expose,  self-made,  non-content. 

EX  2.    Write  the  first  consonant  above  the  line  in 
express,    excursion,    concrete,    controvert,    surveyor, 
instruct,    inspire,   interfere,   interpret,    self-interest. 

EX.  3.  Write  the  first  consonant  through  or  under 
the  line  in 

explain,  complain,  surplus,  internal,  encyclopedia,  in- 
still. 

Compare  with  key. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND          63 

EXAMINATION  EXERCISE 
For  Theory  Certificate 

Students  who  desire  to  test"  their  progress,  or  to  re- 
ceive Credit  Certificate,  should  write  in  shorthand  the 
following  test  paper  and  send  to  "Examination  Depart- 
ment, McEwan  Shorthand  Corporation,  72  West 
Adams  Street,  Chicago." 

Write  on  one  side  of  the  paper  only,  and  on 
EVERY  OTHER  LINE.  Enclose  fee  of  fifty  cents 
in  stamps,  Thrift  Stamps  preferred,  but  ordinary 
stamps  will  be  accepted.  In  the  following  exercise, 
every  rule  in  the  system,  including  all  prefixes  and  suf- 
fixes, is  introduced.  It  will  therefore  prove  a  very 
thorough  examination  of  the  student's  knowledge  of 
the  principles. 

EXAMINATION   PAPER 
Dear  Mr.  Newcastle : 

Many  thanks  for  your  letter  enclosing  card  from 
Lieutenant  Smith,  formerly  a  non-commissioned  officer. 

I  fear  the  delay  caused  by  your  illness  will  cause 
the  company  either  to  countermand  the  order  or  to 
introduce  some  new  conditions  that  will  considerably 
reduce  your  income.  Personally  I  do  desire  to  retain 
your  services  as  your  long  experience  and  undoubted 
skill  as  a  physician  and  surgeon  are  beyond  dispute. 

I  enclose  check  for  $100  in  payment  of  your  services 
at  the  inquest. 

I  suppose  you  have  heard  that  the  Presbyterian  pas- 
tor threatened  to  resign.  I  am  hopeful  that  self-in- 
terest will  cause  him  to  change  his  mind.  He  is  such  a 
magnificent  preacher  that  we  must  do  all  in  our  power 
to  retain  him.  We  must  not  lose  him. 

Mrs.  Taylor  and  her  twin  sister  have  opened  an  ice 
cream  parlor  next  door  to  the  Swiss  Bakery  of  Miss 
Kemp.  They  will  reside  in  the  adjoining  dwelling. 

When  you  come  back  from  the  Quaker  City  please 
call  on  me,  as  I  wish  to  ask  you  some  questions  about 
a  man  named  William  Quelph  who  has  fallen  very 
much  behind  with  his  rent.  Yours  sincerely, 


64          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


INTRODUCTION   TO   HIGH    SPEED   PRACTICE 

The  theory  of  McEwan's  Easy  Shorthand  has  now 
been  completely  covered.  The  next  step  is  to  acquire 
such  speed  as  may  be  necessary  to  use  the  system  in 
business  as  a  correspondent.  In  the  following  pages 
will  be  found  lists  of  wordsigns,  contractions  and 
phrases  that  should  be  copied  repeatedly  until  they  be- 
come thoroughly  familiar. 

You  should  then  obtain  "The  Handy  Dictionary," 
the  study  of  which  will  occupy  but  a  few  hours. 

Having  followed  the  above  instructions,  you  will  be 
ready  for  speed  practice — writing  from  dictation.  As 
aids  to  "getting  up  speed"  there  have  been  prepared  two 
books,  (1)  The  Test  and  Exercise  Book,  and  (2),  The 
Business  Letter  Dictation  Book. 

Be  sure  to  follow  instructions  as  to  practice.  All 
advice  given  is  based  on  many  years  of  study  and  ex- 
perience, and  is  designed  to  save  time.  Any  departure 
from  the  plans  suggested,  by  introducing  some  other 
plan  of  your  own,  will  only  lead  to  loss  of  time,  if  it 
does  not  actually  result  in  failure. 

Students  who  cannot  obtain  dictation  at  home  should 
communicate  with  the  author  of  this  book,  who  will  be 
able  to  recommend  some  school,  or  a  McEwan  Short- 
hand Association.  Associations  are  being  formed  in 
every  large  commercial  center. 

Practice!     PRACTICE!     PRACTICE! 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


65 


SUPPLEMENTARY  LIST  OF  WORDSIGNb 
Above  ...<?S.. 
advertisement  ...1 
apply  ..Ss^.. 
applied  ../N,... 
application  ..^Sgt- 
cannot  ..^^... 

Christian-ity 

church :. 

circumstance-d 
circumstances ..? 
convenient-ce .. 
educate-d  — .1.. 
education  ...&>.. 
effect-ed  ....$*.. 

England 

English 

exercise-d .... 


excel-ed-ent-ence ...... 

,   6r\    V 

•expenence-d  ......... 

first  .....(?... 

hand  ....9^... 

happy  ..^s... 

hear 

high £.. 

himself A.. 

how,  out  ..A.... 

however ™.. 

eye £.. 


interest-ed-ing 

little ./:. 

mind,  meeting  .....o.. 
mistaken  .„<?&.. 

off......::.. 

opinion  .....^>. 

out .•*>.. 

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ourselves 

particulars ~?... 

No 


parts 

people-d  ....>s^.. 

pleasure  ..-C...1... 

point-ed  .....^s.. 

principal-le .™. 

put  .....>*.. 

quality .^...^ 

remember-ed ^. 

religious-ion  ...^e... 

safe  ....3w.. 

selfish-ness  ..._2.. 

themselves .O 

these  ..._.C.. 

this  ......6.. 

tried !... 

usual-ly  ....J..... 

word  ..^ 

yesterday /£. 

yourselves .„ 

CONTRACTIONS 

In  every  business  there  is  a  large  number  of  words  so  fre- 
quently occurring  as  to  need  abbreviation.  In  contracting  such 
words  the  practice  of  rapid  longhand  writers  should  be  fol- 
lowed. Just  as  much  of  the  word  should  be  written  as  will 
clearly  suggest  it.  BliNEV-  will  be  found  sufficient  to  represent 
the  words  benevolent  and  benevolence;  then  DIG-  for  dignity; 


66          McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 

AKNO-  for  acknowledge-d-ment ;  and  so  on. 

Be  careful  to  avoid  clashing.  That  is  to  say,  do  not  em- 
ploy as  a  contraction  any  combination  of  letters  that  represents 
another  word  with  which  the. contraction  might  clash  in  reading. 
The  same  form  should  not  represent  two  nouns,  or  two  verbs. 
or  two  adjectives.  But  the  same  form  may  be  used  to  repre- 
sent both  a  noun  and  a  verb.  A  noun  and  a  verb  cannot  clash. 
Words  derived  from  the  same  root  may  be  represented  by  the- 
same  contraction,  provided,  as  is  usually  the  case,  they  are  of 
different  parts  of  speech,  as  in  the  case  of  practice  and  prac- 
tical. The  same  form  may  be  used  for  both  present  and  past 
tense  of  a  verb.  Note,  however,  machine  and  machinery  below 

The  subject  of  contractions  is  fullv  dealt  with  in  "Step 
Two''  of  the  Reporter's  Course ;  or,  How  to  Write  Three 
Hundred  Words  a  Minute. 

Now  study  the  following  contractions, 
acknowledge-d-ment  ..?r^>>P      cover-ed  ..^y.. 
baptist-ize-ism  ./^x...  discover-ed  .Vrrry^ 

certificate  .....<s\^  uncover-ed  >w^r\ 

inform-ed  ...^TSv.  recover-ed  .^TTTV^ 

never  ..s«^.  practice-ical  ..^TT 

represent-ed  ..^\.  benignity-ant  ..\rr^7~ 

machine  ....<ra.  machinery  ...S^b. 

As  a  rule,  the  plural  of  nouns  and  the  third  person  singu- 
lar of  verbs,  as  well  as  the  possessive  case,  are  formed  by  add- 
ing "S"  according  to  the  principles  explained  in  this  manual. 

Do  not  burden  the  memory  with  a  large  number  of  useless 
contractions.  Learn  just  as  many  as  you  need  in  your  daily 
work.  Court  reporters  only  need  learn  many  contractions. 

Students  desiring  to  obtain  the  best  contractions  for  the 
frequently  occurring  words  used  by  their  employers,  technica'l 
and  other  terms,  may  make  out  a  list,  writing  in  their  own 
forms,  and  send  to  Mr.  McEwan  for  correction.  The  charge 
for  this  is  merely  nominal :  twenty-five  cents  for  the  first  fifty 
words,  and  ten  cents  for  each  additional  twenty-five  words. 
Enclose  a  stamped  addressed  envelope  for  reply. 


McEWAN'S    EASY    SHORTHAND 


67 


LIST 
at  the    x 

OF  MODEL  PHRASES 

at  first  \.. 

by  the  .^.... 

income  tax  ..sJ^ 
in  spite  (of)  ....T^».. 
in  the  first  place  .^tv 
in  the  last  place  --"^fa. 
^                 in  a  few  days  ..Srr\_ 
over  and  over  .^  — 
again  and  again  .cr..t?... 
for  the  first  time-...^?^.  
for  the  last  time  ._  
from  time  to  time  ..IJtr^.. 

at  a      >-  . 

in  a  .  ..v_^j. 
it  should  be  ....Lv. 
we  may  become  ~^m> 
you  can  be  .cr^ 
vou  have  much  .^y 

do  you  know  ...JJD 
if  you  can  be  ..Lx^\ 
I  am  ....'irr^N 
I  may  come  ...~\^~a  — 

from  month  to  month  ..£> 
from  year  to  year 

X 

"Step. 

he  may  come     ^~^3  — 

we  are  

from  day  to  day  .....<i..d 
day  by  day  ...a  
day  after  day  -oi—  • 
time  after  time  ...l.k?> 
from  house  to  house  ./..^. 
in  a  position  ..S^SQ    . 
on  the  subject  of       ^^ 

they  are 

you  will 

at  it  ...3..... 
for  it  .JL. 

for  there 

in  there  .N-  s 
by  their  ..._S. 

in  respect  to       ~^^ 

in  reference  to          x. 

it  is  L.. 
at  his  ..  L 

in  connection  with  ...s-IZ7 
for  a  time  ....^T^^ 
for  ever  and  ever        ^-r 

give  us  ...r~?. 

The  subject  of 
Three"  in  the  Court 

Phrasing   is   fully   dealt   with   in 
Reporter's  Course. 

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